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2344
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Though land was cheap, rugged mountains, the lack of good roads, political conflict with the east, and isolation were challenges to those who came to the mountains to farm, start businesses, or search for gold.
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3323
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Although his name is more often linked with the state of Kentucky, Daniel Boone and his family lived in the western part of the state from 1751 to 1775. He was well known for his marksmanship and hunting skills.
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3.Following the Footsteps of Daniel Boone by Wright, Renee North Carolina Vol. 64 Issue 7, July 2006
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7973
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Daniel Boone came to western North Carolina in 1752 at the age of eighteen and remained there for twenty-one years. On August 14, 1756, he married Rebecca Bryan, a marriage that would last fifty-seven years. In 2006, each of the sites in the state associated with him are holding special events in his honor. Living history reenactments, family festivals, exhibits, and trade fairs are planned for Salisbury, Boone, Wilkesboro, Statesville, Bethabara, and Boone's Cave Park.
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9629
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Although his name is more often linked with the state of Kentucky, Daniel Boone and his family lived in the western part of the state from 1751 to 1775.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 6, June 1979,
punnumbered, por
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10274
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Draughn discusses the outdoor drama, THUNDERLAND, which is based on the life of Daniel Boone and covers his fight to open up and hold the mountain lands of western North Carolina for settlers and pioneers. Herbert (Hubert) Hayes, the play's author, is a direct descendant of Daniel Boone. The drama is performed in Asheville.
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12892
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The visit of William Bartram in 1776 to Western North Carolina was recorded in his book, Travels. In this second installment, The State offers an account from Bartram's encounters with local Cherokee people.
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12954
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The sixth part in a series presented by The State, this article offers further excerpts from the classic travel journal of John Lawson, describing his trip along the North Carolina frontier in 1700.
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16100
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Settlers in the western portion of the state were far removed from both their state and national government. In an effort to organize, this group created the Watauga Association in 1772. The Watauga Settlements encompassed an area in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee and was populated primarily by Scotch-Irish and German settlers.
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22528
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This addendum to the earlier article of the same name in the July 1917 issue gives a more personal biography of Henderson as a lawyer in early North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 17 Issue 2, October 1917,
p60-89, il
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22603
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A uniquely North Carolina food is known as livermush. Made of pork liver, head parts, and cornmeal, livermush from Mack's Liver Mush and Meat Co. or Jenkins Foods is a staple in western North Carolina's economic and cultural history.
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23760
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Hernando de Soto's (1496-1542) North American explorations from 1539-1541 led to the establishment of the first European outposts in the American South, including some in western North Carolina. However, conflicts with native tribes doomed these early efforts.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 3 Issue 1, January/February 2009,
p64-71, il, por
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23864
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F. Scott Fitzgerald spent much time in Western North Carolina in the 1930s as he sought tranquility and a fresh start in his writing career. Huguelet discusses Fitzgerald's time in North Carolina.
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23930
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In 1784, the state of North Carolina offered to cede the land from the North Carolina-Virginia border to Georgia, and from the Appalachian mountains to the Mississippi River and form a new state called \"Franklin.\" The article examines the intentions of those urging for Franklin's establishment and the nature of government and politics in post-Revolutionary North America.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 92 Issue 2, April 2015,
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24123
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Hart Square is a historic site in Catawba County that consists of buildings collected from farms and ridges throughout Western North Carolina and the Piedmont. The village portrays the life of average people in nineteenth and early-twentieth century Western North Carolina and hosts a number of events to keep this history alive.
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24496
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Fly-fishing has long been a popular pastime in North Carolina, particularly in the mountains. The history of the western North Carolina sport dates back to the nineteenth century.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 79 Issue 6, Nov/Dec 2015,
p14-19, il
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